Alderman Tony Thomas and Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson glare at one another during an exchange over the selection of the two finalists for City Manager during a City Council meeting Wednesday afternoon Feb. 26, 2011.

Large events can often be difficult to photograph. Anytime more than a thousand people are gathered in a location, it can be visually overwhelming. Add in limited media access, security, national television coverage, and the sensitive nature of a funeral, and things get even more difficult.

The growth of the World Wide Web and Social Media sites has given photographers more opportunities and choices when it comes to sharing photos and self-promotion. However you may be giving others the chance to copy, use and distribute your images without the site giving you compensation or credit. It all comes down to the “Terms of Service (TOS)” agreement--that whether you know it or not, you agree to by posting to, or using a site. Copyright and photography is something that many, including myself, know little about. We all assume that when we snap the shutter, we

Over the past ten years as a staff photographer at the Savannah Morning News, I have seen a lot of changes and technological advancements. When I began this journey we were shooting color negative film and scanning in the images.

Savannah firefighter, Paul Phillips kneals in the street while taking a break with his engine co. from fighting a building fire on Broughton Street.

Fun and excitement is often prevalent around a newspaper, but Sunday night we had an unusual visitor that really caused a stir for a few minutes. I was leaving the newsroom after an afternoon assignment, and was headed through the first floor hallway when I spotted something dark stretching out along the wall. Only expecting an out of place leaf, I looked a little closer as I walked by and then something incredibly unusual happened: the "leaf" lifted its head and stuck its tongue out at me. Not a leaf at all! Imagine my surprise when I realized it was a small s

Have you ever felt super motivated and volunteered to do something you weren't even asked to do only later to catch yourself wondering what you were thinking? That's kind of how I felt around 3am, while taking pictures of the lunar eclipse from the North Beach on Tybee Island. When I saw on Monday that there would be a total lunar eclipse, I thought it would be a great idea to go out and take pictures. I got all of my gear and warm clothes ready, went to bed early and set the alarm for just after midnight.

In my previous blog, I talked about the web of confusion surrounding photo copyright on some of the popular photo-upload sites. The big issue with most sites is the Terms of Service (T.O.S.), which you automatically agree to by utilizing the site. Most sites acknowledge that the photographer/uploader maintains image copyright while the site usually gets Royalty-Free usage rights to your images. However, be cautious as they all have differing restrictions on usage. With most sites, it is all about the privacy settings.

If I had a dollar for every time someone commented, “That's an easy job, all you gotta do is push a button.” while I have been on an assignment, I would have a pretty good retirement account by now. One of the largest obstacles in the world of digital photography is the loss or lack of craft.

Some assignments can be difficult. Today the difficulty was in walking away without bringing home a new pet. When I first arrived to the Humane Society of Greater Savannah, I wasn’t sure what the assignment entailed.

Most people in this day and age live with some amount of on-the-job stress, or at least believe they do. Career Cast recently released their Top 10 list of the most stressful jobs of 2012. They used 11 different job demands, which can be expected to evoke stress.